COVID-19 restrictions have led to the cancellation of exams and prevented many assessments from being taken as planned this spring and summer.

Ofqual has designed an approach to ensure, as far as possible, that learners receive results to enable them to progress to the next stage of their lives without further disruption.

Following consultation, Ofqual has published guidance on its Extraordinary Regulated Framework, which allows ESB International to adapt its Speech assessments for some Speech qualifications.

This means that ESB International centres can book their adapted Speech assessments from Monday, 15^th June.

ESB International has produced detailed centre guidance and further supporting documentation for teachers and learners to support those who are planning to adapt Speech assessments.

There are two separate folders to download, depending on which qualifications you are planning to adapt:

Adapted Speech Assessments under ERF 2020 is for the following qualifications:

• ESB Level 1 Award in Speech (Grades 1)
• ESB Level 1 Award in Speech (Grades 2)
• ESB Level 1 Award in Speech (Grades 3)
• ESB Level 2 Certificate in Speech (Grades 4)
• ESB Level 2 Certificate in Speech (Grades 5)
• ESB Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 6)
• ESB Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 8)
• ESB Level 3 Award in Travel and Tourism Oral Communication Skills for Overseas Resort Representatives
• ESB Level 4 Award in Professional Presentation Skills
• ESB Level 1 Award in Using Oral Skills for Interviews
• ESB Level 2 Award in Using Oral Skills for Interviews
• ESB Entry Level Award in Graded Examinations in Speech (Entry 1) (EAL – A1)
• ESB Entry Level Award in Graded Examinations in Speech (Entry 2) (EAL – A2)
• ESB Entry Level Award in Graded Examinations in Speech (Entry 3) (EAL – B1)

Please download the guidance documentation for adapting these qualifications here:

Adapted Speech Pre-entry and E1-E3 Speech is for the following qualifications:

• ESB Pre-Entry Level Award in Speech
• ESB Entry Level Award in Speech (Entry 1)
• ESB Entry Level Award in Speech (Entry 2)
• ESB Entry Level Award in Speech (Entry 3)

Please download the guidance documentation for adapting these qualifications here:

Contact

If centre staff have any questions on the process or the content of this document, they should put these in writing to product@esbuk.org.